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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Nov.
2019
Oct.
2020
Nov.
2020
Nov.
2019
July
2020
Aug.
2020
Sept.
2020
Oct.
2020
Nov.
2020

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

201,254 201,610 201,685 201,254 201,319 201,417 201,515 201,610 201,685

Civilian labor force

127,170 124,735 124,065 127,191 123,618 124,471 124,213 124,694 124,032

Participation rate

63.2 61.9 61.5 63.2 61.4 61.8 61.6 61.8 61.5

Employed

123,397 117,599 117,041 123,077 112,226 115,354 115,496 117,181 116,673

Employment-population ratio

61.3 58.3 58.0 61.2 55.7 57.3 57.3 58.1 57.8

Unemployed

3,773 7,135 7,024 4,115 11,392 9,118 8,717 7,513 7,359

Unemployment rate

3.0 5.7 5.7 3.2 9.2 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.9

Not in labor force

74,084 76,876 77,620 74,063 77,701 76,946 77,302 76,916 77,653

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

66,143 65,076 64,598 66,204 64,420 64,911 64,976 65,145 64,640

Participation rate

71.7 70.4 69.8 71.8 69.8 70.3 70.3 70.5 69.9

Employed

64,336 61,491 60,953 64,247 59,054 60,425 60,738 61,335 60,843

Employment-population ratio

69.8 66.5 65.9 69.7 64.0 65.4 65.7 66.3 65.8

Unemployed

1,807 3,585 3,645 1,957 5,367 4,485 4,238 3,810 3,797

Unemployment rate

2.7 5.5 5.6 3.0 8.3 6.9 6.5 5.8 5.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

56,591 55,151 55,014 56,299 55,124 55,124 54,568 54,836 54,697

Participation rate

58.5 56.8 56.7 58.2 56.9 56.9 56.3 56.5 56.3

Employed

55,095 52,153 52,200 54,666 49,822 51,124 50,794 51,742 51,756

Employment-population ratio

56.9 53.7 53.8 56.5 51.4 52.7 52.4 53.3 53.3

Unemployed

1,496 2,998 2,814 1,633 5,302 4,000 3,774 3,094 2,941

Unemployment rate

2.6 5.4 5.1 2.9 9.6 7.3 6.9 5.6 5.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

4,436 4,507 4,453 4,688 4,074 4,437 4,669 4,714 4,695

Participation rate

36.2 37.1 36.7 38.3 33.6 36.6 38.5 38.8 38.7

Employed

3,966 3,955 3,887 4,164 3,350 3,805 3,965 4,105 4,074

Employment-population ratio

32.4 32.6 32.1 34.0 27.6 31.4 32.7 33.8 33.6

Unemployed

470 552 565 524 724 632 704 609 621

Unemployment rate

10.6 12.3 12.7 11.2 17.8 14.2 15.1 12.9 13.2

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

33,184 33,453 33,486 33,184 33,353 33,386 33,420 33,453 33,486

Civilian labor force

20,670 20,249 20,166 20,675 20,094 20,150 19,956 20,136 20,184

Participation rate

62.3 60.5 60.2 62.3 60.2 60.4 59.7 60.2 60.3

Employed

19,587 18,109 18,184 19,527 17,161 17,528 17,537 17,970 18,106

Employment-population ratio

59.0 54.1 54.3 58.8 51.5 52.5 52.5 53.7 54.1

Unemployed

1,083 2,140 1,982 1,148 2,933 2,621 2,420 2,166 2,078

Unemployment rate

5.2 10.6 9.8 5.6 14.6 13.0 12.1 10.8 10.3

Not in labor force

12,515 13,204 13,320 12,509 13,258 13,237 13,464 13,318 13,302

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

9,475 9,285 9,197 9,504 9,229 9,277 9,117 9,227 9,212

Participation rate

67.9 65.8 65.1 68.1 65.6 65.9 64.7 65.4 65.2

Employed

9,024 8,249 8,217 9,019 7,827 8,051 7,967 8,169 8,184

Employment-population ratio

64.6 58.5 58.2 64.6 55.7 57.2 56.5 57.9 57.9

Unemployed

451 1,036 980 485 1,402 1,225 1,150 1,057 1,028

Unemployment rate

4.8 11.2 10.7 5.1 15.2 13.2 12.6 11.5 11.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

10,490 10,245 10,295 10,445 10,156 10,174 10,116 10,180 10,274

Participation rate

62.5 60.5 60.7 62.3 60.2 60.2 59.8 60.1 60.6

Employed

9,995 9,296 9,395 9,929 8,785 8,949 8,997 9,244 9,345

Employment-population ratio

59.6 54.9 55.4 59.2 52.0 53.0 53.2 54.6 55.1

Unemployed

494 949 900 516 1,371 1,224 1,120 936 929

Unemployment rate

4.7 9.3 8.7 4.9 13.5 12.0 11.1 9.2 9.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

704 718 674 727 709 699 723 729 698

Participation rate

28.7 29.8 28.0 29.6 29.4 29.0 30.0 30.3 29.0

Employed

568 563 572 579 549 527 573 557 576

Employment-population ratio

23.1 23.4 23.8 23.6 22.7 21.9 23.8 23.1 24.0

Unemployed

137 155 102 147 160 172 150 172 121

Unemployment rate

19.4 21.6 15.1 20.3 22.5 24.6 20.7 23.6 17.4

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

16,558 16,542 16,558 16,558 16,420 16,597 16,668 16,542 16,558

Civilian labor force

10,666 10,365 10,366 10,705 10,408 10,595 10,501 10,398 10,396

Participation rate

64.4 62.7 62.6 64.7 63.4 63.8 63.0 62.9 62.8

Employed

10,391 9,588 9,675 10,429 9,163 9,462 9,568 9,611 9,701

Employment-population ratio

62.8 58.0 58.4 63.0 55.8 57.0 57.4 58.1 58.6

Unemployed

274 777 691 276 1,245 1,133 933 787 695

Unemployment rate

2.6 7.5 6.7 2.6 12.0 10.7 8.9 7.6 6.7

Not in labor force

5,892 6,177 6,192 5,852 6,012 6,001 6,167 6,145 6,163

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: December 04, 2020